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Blue-faced Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus viridriostris

Description:

The Blue-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the Hoatzin. It is restricted to Sri Lanka and southern India. The Blue-faced Malkoha is a bird of open forests and scrub jungle. It nests in a thorn bush, the typical clutch being two, sometimes three, eggs

Habitat:

Open forests and scrub jungle

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Spotted on Mar 25, 2012
Submitted on Jul 15, 2014

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